As the 2022 MotoGP pre-season test is here, teams are slowly unveiling their bike for new season, we look at the list of the teams and their bike launch date along with bike name
The premier class of the 74th FIM Road Racing World Championship season will be the FIM MotoGP World Championship in 2022. The defending world champion, Fabio Quartararo, will start the season as the favourite.
The season will feature 12 teams and 24 riders who will contend across 21 rounds of races to determine the best driver in MotoGP.
MotoGP 2022 Season Bike Launch And Reveal Date Of Teams
As pre-season testing in Sepang and Mandalika approaches, MotoGP teams have begun revealing their colours for the 2022 season. Take a look at those who have already revealed their machines for the forthcoming campaign, as well as when the others will.
| Team | Bike Name | Date |
| Ducati Lenovo Team | Desmosedici | 7th February |
| Repsol Honda Team | RC213V | 8th February |
| LCR Honda Castrol/Idemitsu | 9th February | |
| Aprilia Racing | RS-GP | 10th February |
| Mooney VR46 Racing | Desmosedici | TBD |
| Gresini Racing MotoGP | Done | |
| Pramac Racing | Done | |
| Red Bull KTM | RC16 | Done |
| Tech3 KTM | Done | |
| Team Suzuki | GSX-RR | Done |
| Monster Energy Yamaha | YZR-M1 | Done |
| WithU Yamaha | Done |
The teams will reveal their bike designs on their social media platforms. All teams are launching their bike virtually.
MotoGP 2022 Bikes Launch Event Summary
Team Gresini Launch
Fausto Gresini founded and ‘raised’ Team Gresini Racing MotoGP, which returns to the premier class as an independent team after a seven-year sabbatical.
Enea Bastianini and Fabio Di Giannantonio unveiled their new Ducati motorcycles ahead of the 2022 season.
Tech3 KTM Launch
This year, the reigning Moto2 World Champion Remy Gardner and Spanish sensation Raul Fernandez will race for Tech3 KTM on factory RC16s. The bike is a bright orange which aligns with the team image.
Pramac Racing Launch
Pramac’s new colours were unveiled by Martin and Zarco as the team prepares for a new era in MotoGP. The bike will be a mix of beautifully mixed orange and white colour with blue stripes.
MotoGP 2022 Test Dates And Results
MotoGP will complete two tests before the start of the season, plus the shakedown at the Sepang circuit, for test riders and rookies on the 31 January-2 February. All the riders will return on 5-6 February at the Malaysian track and on 11-13 February at the Indonesian track of Mandalika.
| 2022 SEPANG MOTOGP TEST – SATURDAY (2PM) | |||||
| POS | RIDER | NAT | TEAM | TIME | |
| 1 | = | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | 1m 58.371s |
| 2 | = | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP) | +0.267s |
| 3 | = | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.969s |
| 4 | = | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.982s |
| 5 | = | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +1.044s |
| 6 | = | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +1.051s |
| 7 | = | Maverick Vinales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) | +1.055s |
| 8 | = | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP) | +1.120s |
| 9 | ^9 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) | +1.187s |
| 10 | ˅1 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.296s |
| 11 | ˅1 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.401s |
| 12 | ^5 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.574s |
| 13 | ˅2 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP) | +1.578s |
| 14 | ˅2 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP) | +1.656s |
| 15 | ˅2 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.665s |
| 16 | ˅1 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.677s |
| 17 | ˅3 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.736s |
| 18 | ˅2 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP)* | +1.877s |
| 19 | = | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1) | +1.971s |
| 20 | = | Raul Fernandez | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | +2.176s |
| 21 | = | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Lenovo (GP) | +2.394s |
| 22 | ^3 | Remy Gardner | AUS | KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | +2.415s |
| 23 | ˅1 | Fabio di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP)* | +2.686s |
| 24 | ˅1 | Darryn Binder | RSA | WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)* | +3.034s |
| 25 | ˅1 | Sylvain Guintoli | FRA | Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR) | +3.085s |
| 26 | = | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP) | +4.200s |
When And Where to Watch: Live Stream And Telecast Of Bike Launch
Over the next several weeks, fans can keep an eye on motogp.com and MotoGP’s social media channels as more teams announce their bikes for 2022. The bike launch event for all teams will be streamed live on the team’s social media platform.
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